tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20217460796196792672017-04-03T04:32:32.104-05:002DToyboxThe hopeless ramblings of a fan of Japanese 2D culture and toys.shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-223774922538426242017-04-02T23:12:00.000-05:002017-04-02T23:12:03.150-05:00Watched Ghost in the Shell<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jsTt618JHsw" width="560"></iframe> <br /><br />Got a free ticket for Ghost in the Shell from Crunchyroll. I almost walked out during the first half hour but got myself to sit through it. I wasn't a fan of the original animated movie (I thought it was okay) and this one wasn't much better or worse. I thought Beat Takeshi was wasted in this movie. Yeah, he looked badass at the end but he really didn't fit in with the rest of the movie especially since he's the only one who spoke Japanese (what was with that anyways, him being the only character who did that?). I wasn't bothered by the white-washing. The CEO was white, the tech team was white, they're replacing her original body anyways, just make her white! The city was totally Blade Runner. Probably because of that, it totally did not blow me away because for all the CGI used, it didn't feel any more spectacular in comparison to Blade Runner's city. I'm surprised at the amount of scenes the live action lifted from the animated version. I give it a C-. Watchable but barely. I'm glad it was a free ticket. :pshizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-44712408158830874332017-03-06T23:22:00.000-06:002017-04-02T23:12:35.453-05:00Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/33279921855/in/dateposted/" title="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise"><img alt="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3668/33279921855_6ea359e108_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />I got this set when Amazon put them on clearance for $17 back during the 2013 holiday season. However, it wasn't until 2015 that I got around to putting it together. ^^;; This is based off the new movie version of the Enterprise and was part of the toy merchandise for Into Darkness (which sucked bricks, btw :P).<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32436826624/in/photostream/" title="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise"><img alt="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/714/32436826624_78866fa42a_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />Gimmicks include spring-shooting photon missile above the deflector dish and light up gimmick for deflector and warp nacelles. It had 3 different glowing patterns depending on how you pressed the light button. And it only included one missile for the photon torpedo; if you lose it, you SOL. :P Because of the electronics for the lighting gimmick, most of the secondary hull, the warp nacelles, and the bridge connecting them, are pre-assembled. You take the piece out of the box, rotate the pylon part sideways, and attach bricks to it to complete the look. Kinda sad, really. -_-;<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/33279923545/in/photostream/" title="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise"><img alt="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3774/33279923545_f676756db1_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />One more gimmick or play feature is that you can take off the "lid" of the primary hull to reveal the bridge. Crew includes Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and 2 random crew members. Would have been nice if they replaced McCoy and the random crew with Uhura, Sulu, and Chekov so we can have the real bridge crew but then we wouldn't have an excuse to buy the other Kre-o sets, would we? :P<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/33124178382/in/photostream/" title="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise"><img alt="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2836/33124178382_860e15718e_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />"What happened to Sulu?"<br />"He has lungworms, sir. I am future red shirt #2."<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/33238682996/in/photostream/" title="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise"><img alt="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3921/33238682996_f728499745_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />"Doctor, I find your assignment to the comm station to be quite...illogical."<br />"Dammit, Spock! I'm a doctor, not a toy manufacturer! I would have preferred my own set as well!"<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/33124177032/in/photostream/" title="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise"><img alt="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3666/33124177032_3ae360c351_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />One last gimmick is that you can open the warp nacelles to review fake details inside.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/33279922685/in/photostream/" title="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise"><img alt="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3779/33279922685_e43c8cc03d_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/33238684216/in/photostream/" title="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise"><img alt="Kre-o Star Trek Enterprise" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3705/33238684216_c2978ea39f_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />The set is nice as a playset and swooshable piece but ugly as a display piece. If you want something that actually looks good, look for the&nbsp;<a href="http://amzn.to/2mdp6w8" target="_blank">Mega Bloks version of the classic Enterprise</a>. It'll cost you an arm and a leg but it would be worth it.<br /><br /><br />shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-87066247444578666492017-02-13T00:30:00.000-06:002017-04-02T23:02:55.935-05:00Puzzle and Dragons<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32024314394/in/dateposted/" title="pad01"><img alt="pad01" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2641/32024314394_349bf3c22c.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />So I said I would talk about PaD. It's a mobile game that's pretty much taken up almost all of my game playing time and then some. It's basically your typical mobile monster/card collection game combined with a match-3 puzzle game element.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32486100950/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="pad15"><img alt="pad15" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/736/32486100950_723103d62c.jpg" width="281" /></a>&nbsp;<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32024314474/in/photostream/" nbsp="" title="pad16"><img alt="pad16" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/542/32024314474_907bbb915e.jpg" width="281" /></a><br />You basically take your collection of monsters and go and fight other monsters in dungeons. The fights are determined by the puzzle game aspect. Unlike your typical match-3, however, instead of making a single orb swap at a time, you have a specific amount of time to take a single orb and move it however you want a cross the screen, rearranging the orbs as you pass over them. This results in multiple combo hits which adds to your attack value. Each monster has a combination of active and passive skills which will aid in your ability to combine orbs and add to your attack power in different ways.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32486100790/in/photostream/" nbsp="" title="pad17"><img alt="pad17" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/481/32486100790_565b5a1e81.jpg" width="281" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />Sometimes, the defeated enemy will leave behind an egg which hatches into a monster at the end of the fight. The monster becomes part of your collection and you can either fuse monsters to it or fuse it to other monsters to power them up.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32024314554/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="pad14"><img alt="pad14" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3683/32024314554_5b0e12c596.jpg" width="281" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>&nbsp;<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32024314614/in/photostream/" nbsp="" title="pad13"><img alt="pad13" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2307/32024314614_0bc301a225.jpg" width="281" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />Like any mobile monster/card collecting game, there's a huge library of monsters to collect. You have your typical orcs, orgres, dragons, unicorns, etc.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32024314654/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="pad12"><img alt="pad12" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/408/32024314654_62c42703f0.jpg" width="281" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>&nbsp;<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32486101250/in/photostream/" nbsp="" title="pad11"><img alt="pad11" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/352/32486101250_24e1299057.jpg" width="281" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />You have your typical cool looking monsters but you also have plenty of cute ones as well. There's also plenty of waifus if you're into that aspect (I completely forgot to screencap a few of them orz).<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32486100140/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="pad08"><img alt="pad08" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2904/32486100140_da74fdb76d.jpg" width="281" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>&nbsp;<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32486101340/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="pad10"><img alt="pad10" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/577/32486101340_e7349e91e8.jpg" width="281" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />There's also collab cards as well featuring characters from other anime and games like Bleach, Final Fantasy, Fist of the North Star, and Batman, Above are 2 of my favorite collab cards, Genryusai and Mayuri from Bleach.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32024314364/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="pad03"><img alt="pad03" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3836/32024314364_56b4f7068e.jpg" width="281" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>&nbsp;<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32486100630/in/photostream/" nbsp="" title="pad02"><img alt="pad02" height="500" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2596/32486100630_de7f4e0aa5.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />2 of my top favorites. Ganesha is my very first rare egg machine pull (a way of getting otherwise super rare monster cards) and he's served me fairly well in the beginning stages of the game. He may not have any attack booster skills but he's 2x coin drop meant I was never short of cash for whatever monster fusion I want to pull. Ilm is a relatively recent pull but is arguably the most powerful card in my collection. She heads my go-to team for most dungeons.<br /><br />I've tried to ditch this game numerous times last year but there's always something that keeps me hooked. Initially, I was going to keep going until perhaps the anniversary of me starting this game but at this point, I think I'll see how far I can go.shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-85794560626378209672017-02-12T16:59:00.000-06:002017-04-02T23:24:37.187-05:00My room...is a mess...<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32479824700/in/dateposted/" nbsp="" title="It's a mess"><img alt="It's a mess" height="480" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2398/32479824700_eefc8e1437_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br />And another year comes and goes...LOL. orz<br /><br />Arguably the main reason for leaving the blog on the side for so long is that most of my free time had been taken up by the mobile game Puzzle and Dragons which I'll cover in the next post. That and reading manga on Comico which I'll also cover some time...maybe. Thanks to PaD, I've left a whole bunch of stuff to the side, Anime to watch, toys to open up and play. My room's a mess due to unopened toys and too much toys left out in the open. I might have to either sell or throw out some of my toys depending on how bad I feel the situation is.<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32046245213/in/photostream/" nbsp="" title="It's a mess"><img alt="It's a mess" height="480" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3788/32046245213_bd4ce1d57c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />Boxes of stuff...orz<br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32737390881/in/photostream/" nbsp="" title="It's a mess"><img alt="It's a mess" height="480" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/459/32737390881_546765ca0a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br /><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/32737388771/in/photostream/" nbsp="" title="It's a mess"><img alt="It's a mess" height="480" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2490/32737388771_bcf42e2682_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />Transformers toys has been a hit and miss across the board. I'd say the movie line for the most part was a miss and Generations line more or less a hit with the Combiner Wars and now Titans Return series.<br /><br />My work has more or less stabilized for the time being so that should allow me to better manage my time so I can get to doing some spring cleaning and blog posting. Things always like getting in the way though...like myself. *dies* orzshizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-10762713187474721642016-05-26T14:27:00.000-05:002017-04-02T23:24:26.907-05:00Wow...It's been over a year since my last post here...hahaha...*dies*<br /><br />What have I been doing...the usual I guess? Work has tired me out so I never got in the mood to do another post but this week I'm looking after my mother since she had surgery on her foot last week so I took the week off. I'll be back to work next week so this might be the only post here for a while... *croaks*<br /><br />Recent developments...I finished watching Wake Up Girls. I've watched both seasons of IdolMaster, Love Live, and WUG. They all have their charms and weaknesses, it's hard to pick a favorite. ^^ I'm also sporadically watching Rinne No Lagrange. I love Rinne's 1st season OP, it's been a while since I've been so into an original anime OP. Great stuff.<br /><br />Speaking of great stuff, I used Great Stuff for the first time this week. It's a insulation foam that solidifies and seals cracks and gaps. It's fun but it's also tricky to use. I don't think my first job using this was that good at all but after watching a few videos, I think I'm starting to get how this works. ^^;<br /><br />Kinda got side tracked there...um...yeah, eroge! I'm currently playing Otome ga Kanaderu Koi no Aria. I've finished 3 heroines so far and I think I'll give this a B-. It's cute but nothing outstanding. I've already bought Otome ga Irodoru Koi no Essence but I think that's going to be the last Otome game I buy for the time being. Oh!, and Kei-sama is the best!&nbsp;Hahya!&nbsp;*explodes*<br /><br /><br />Amazon links so you know what I'm talking about! 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width: 120px;"></iframe> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://rcm-fe.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=bubbag02-22&amp;o=9&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=B00KGW4FB2" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-29143319018231611222015-05-23T22:37:00.001-05:002015-05-23T22:37:57.205-05:00Ke-tai Sousakan 7 DX Phone Braver 01 and Boost Phone AnalyzerThis time, we have PB 01 for review! Let's take a look! Since the only difference between the Phone Bravers in physical design is the color, we won't look at all the different sides again this time. If you haven't seen PB 3's review, check <a href="http://2dtoybox.blogspot.com/2015/05/ke-tai-sousakan-7-dx-phone-braver-3-and.html" target="_blank">here</a>!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17169028876" title="18IMG_0243w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="18IMG_0243w" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8814/17169028876_71a59be1d7_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Hmm, looks like 01 is sulking away due to 3 getting reviewed first and having less pictures to boot. But I'm sure he'll turn around.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17169028526" title="19IMG_0244w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="19IMG_0244w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7593/17169028526_94fb9a81ac_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />And there we go! 01 is, after all, a lonely guy. Just don't say it to his face. ^^;<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17169028546" title="20IMG_0245w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="20IMG_0245w" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8778/17169028546_fcfa550f59_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />01's robot mode. Each Phone Braver has its own unique face pattern.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17193312882" title="21IMG_0241w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="21IMG_0241w" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8691/17193312882_f4efa4617e_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Let's move onto 01's Boost Phone, Analyzer.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17008811749" title="22IMG_0242w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="22IMG_0242w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7675/17008811749_b98d7b0ca0_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Analyzer is a slider phone with a full alphabetical keyboard. I'm guessing it's a pre-iPhone era smartphone.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17008811159" title="23IMG_0239w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="23IMG_0239w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7612/17008811159_db341150d5_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Analyzer's robot mode. For a rather advanced phone type and ability, its robot mode is rather...weak. :P<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16987540397" title="24IMG_0240w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="24IMG_0240w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7705/16987540397_278bcb331d_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />"Look, ma! Treads!" Let's move straight to Chaku-shin mode.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16572520044" title="25IMG_0247w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="25IMG_0247w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7681/16572520044_f5254f3d96_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Now that's more like it. This is what got me interested in this sieries to begin with. It all started with this video that I caught on Youtube.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XxcFZ-8Y06Y" width="480"></iframe><br />Unfortunately, the toy has no alternate display showing all them evil laughing faces like he had on the clip but he still looks good.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17193311352" title="26IMG_0250w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="26IMG_0250w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7612/17193311352_4acb6bb50c_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Back view. Looks rather plain from this side. ^^;<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16572520874" title="27IMG_0253w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="27IMG_0253w" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8732/16572520874_b4193870f8_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />And the two PBs together. They're interesting toys. Definitely don't get more than 2 and don't pay too much for them. Not that they're easy to find nowadays... orz<br /><br />01: "You owe me royalty for using my catchphrase in the previous review. "<br />3: "Uh, can you put it on my tab?"shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-63284183733267223902015-05-22T23:46:00.001-05:002015-05-23T22:30:12.679-05:00Ke-tai Sousakan 7 DX Phone Braver 3 and Boost Phone Medic<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17008795139" title="01IMG_0214w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="01IMG_0214w" height="600" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8710/17008795139_8791b606ee_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />"Lululuu~♪"<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17194350171" title="02IMG_0216w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="02IMG_0216w" height="600" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5327/17194350171_74eb838a58_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />"You were expecting 01 but it was me, 3!" Yes, I know 3 wouldn't say something like that... ^^;<br /><br />A little over 2 and a half years ago, I got 2 DX Phone Bravers from HLJ. Originally, I wasn't planning on getting them (I even had a couple posts in the past stating that) but the price dropped low enough that I was willing to give them a try (that and I think they had free shipping during the sale as well). I wound up getting 3 (pronounced "Third") and 01 (pronounced "Zero-One") as well as their Boost Phone Medic and Analyzer. 7 was long sold out but I already have the Chogokin version of 7 so I was okay with that. Anyways...<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16572504734" title="03IMG_0221w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="03IMG_0221w" height="600" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8756/16572504734_873d8304b6_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />We'll start with 3's phone mode.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16574747253" title="04IMG_0223w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="04IMG_0223w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7656/16574747253_90a22302c3_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />The tiny indicator screen on the top is only a sticker.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16987524397" title="05IMG_0224w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="05IMG_0224w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5338/16987524397_73e090aa20_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />View of the bottom. The bottom layer is composed entirely of the robot limbs.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17008793909" title="06IMG_0222w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="06IMG_0222w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7707/17008793909_c9910c13f8_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Cover open! The DX PBs feature electronics in the form of the lighted LCD screen and a fairly big library of sound samples featuring quotes from the show and other stuff. You punch in the keys in various combinations to get the PB to say different phrases. Some phrases are listed in the manual but others are "hidden" so you either have to figure them out or search for them on the web. Battery life is horrendous. Once you've finished playing with the toy, it's best to remove the batteries because it'll run out in just a few days.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16987523837" title="07IMG_0217w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="07IMG_0217w" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8753/16987523837_3c7654fec9_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Robot mode. Basically, the limbs fold out from the back and twist and turn into position.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17169010286" title="08IMG_0219w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="08IMG_0219w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7602/17169010286_7c6c6e62c6_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Back side. The arms are connected to a panel that slides up and then the shoulders snap onto the upper screen thus locking both the upper screen and the back panel in place.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17194936645" title="09IMG_0220w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="09IMG_0220w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7664/17194936645_a22cf60e86_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Limb articulation is pretty decent. You got swivel and pivot joints in the waist and shoulders and double jointed knees and elbows.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16572502714" title="10IMG_0218w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="10IMG_0218w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7720/16572502714_bb7d20e98b_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />And yes, your PB will display various expressions based on what you push on the keypad. I'm not going to go into much details on his electronics. Basically you can make him say stuff or play one of 3 really simple mini-games. If you leave him on idle in phone mode, he'll occasionally bug you by ringing on his own until you flip him open (another reason to take out the batteries). Each PB toy is voiced by its VA in the show.<br /><br />Let's move on to his Boost Phone, Medic!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16574745033" title="11IMG_0238w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="11IMG_0238w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7584/16574745033_2edf1a6b25_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Medic is an egg-shaped flip phone.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16574744913" title="12IMG_0237w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="12IMG_0237w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5344/16574744913_0cb1568a02_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Since there's no electronics for this, the display are all pre-applied stickers.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17194935585" title="13IMG_0227w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="13IMG_0227w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7654/17194935585_444b367d7b_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Robot mode. It's very basic but I kinda like this design. It looks like it'd be a good partner for Shinki Brightfeather.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17169008586" title="14IMG_0228w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="14IMG_0228w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7636/17169008586_ddbd9ed50e_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Back view.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17194935135" title="15IMG_0229w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="15IMG_0229w" height="600" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5453/17194935135_08beff240a_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Arms are the only parts that can move but I'm okay with that considering the design of the robot.<br /><br />And now for the important part, Medic Chaku-shin!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16987521427" title="16IMG_0231w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="16IMG_0231w" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8710/16987521427_c495deed9a_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />And we have the Medic-equipped 3! For a robot that's supposed to be about fixing, them parts it turns into sure look rather weaponized... ^^;<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17008790639" title="17IMG_0230w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="17IMG_0230w" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8689/17008790639_a6ccf3b076_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />???: "Lululuu~♪"<br />3: "!!!"<br /><br />Is it the real 01 this time? To be continued next!shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-76865704184757790462015-05-17T23:41:00.000-05:002015-05-17T23:41:32.871-05:00Delicious chicken sandwich<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17616545758" title="Chick-fil-A by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="Chick-fil-A" height="600" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7722/17616545758_33c3a5bd2e_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />This post was brought to you by a craving for Chick-fil-a. As you can see, I ate half the fries before taking the pic. ^^; And, yes, I eat mine with Polynesian sauce.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17618113349" title="Chick-fil-A by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="Chick-fil-A" height="600" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8725/17618113349_5d88acb6d1_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />The deluxe spicy chicken sandwich. How good a chicken sandwich is can vary since unlike other fast food chains, a Chick-fil-a chicken fillet is almost never the same. This time, I had a good one and it was delicious.shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-48914435225642460682015-05-10T10:47:00.001-05:002017-04-02T23:29:14.237-05:00This is a steal!<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17491946605" title="daitaaan by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="daitaaan" height="647" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8810/17491946605_9a17101e1b_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br />I am sooooo tempted. Daitarn 3 is one of my favorites of the old era classic robots so I am seriously considering this even if I don't have any more room! Hell my room could be completely jam-packed and I'd still &nbsp;consider getting this! Hell, I might even be crazy enough to get one for play and one for viewing and one for storage! Nah, at the most, maybe one for play and one for storage but I think that's still crazy enough! XD<br /><br />This kind of deal only comes once in a very rare blue moon so if you like Chogokin and/or classic robot, I recommend to totally go for this. Plus free shipping (remember to enter code if you &nbsp;not Premium+ member). For heavy toys like Chogokin, that's a very nice extra gravy on top. I'm gonna go order right now...shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-19796179138665824132015-05-06T23:23:00.000-05:002017-04-02T23:29:59.059-05:00Today's figure purchaseSo I was looking through today's Crunchyroll sales. Some of the stuff in their email for today like Figuarts Red Ranger and Cu-Poche Amami Haruka for about $10 each were not available. Not sure if that mean they sold out or the staff flubbed and they weren't available to begin with. In their place, there's was some different deals like loli Sonico and Kawamura Yu for $25 each. I'm a bit miffed that it's all for more expensive stuff but okay, I can take Kawamura (plus I already have a Cu-Poche Haruka anyways :P) so I bought and when I went back to the original product page, it reads "Out of stock". WTF?! Did I buy the last one or did they only have one to begin with? Don't know if I'll ever find the answer to this one... :P<br /><br /><img alt="crunchy kawamura" height="652" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8793/17398223625_9c5c2c56d9_c.jpg" width="800" />shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-32306913579384683912015-04-12T19:57:00.000-05:002015-05-17T23:41:58.178-05:00Optimus The Cool: Animated Prime Activators versionI opened up Transformers Animated The Cool.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17093423752" title="01WP_20140729_027w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="01WP_20140729_027w" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7703/17093423752_4aa7902dd0_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16907378640" title="02WP_20140729_028w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="02WP_20140729_028w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8750/16907378640_ec9cc9d603_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Taking a look at the whole package from various angles.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17094248181" title="03WP_20140729_029w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="03WP_20140729_029w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8799/17094248181_64ece5dff4_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17068974926" title="04WP_20140729_033w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="04WP_20140729_033w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8690/17068974926_a30f4940e2_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />The actual book is quite thin compared to the box containing the bonus but that's true for a lot of books or magazines containing bonus stuff such as G's Festival (not the Comic, that's a whole other story).<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16472486804" title="05WP_20140729_030w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="05WP_20140729_030w" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7664/16472486804_0463458f2e_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Back of the Box<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16887537117" title="06WP_20140729_034w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="06WP_20140729_034w" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7634/16887537117_00e12bfe53_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />With the ordering card removed.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16474779003" title="07WP_20140729_031w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="07WP_20140729_031w" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7591/16474779003_b9ca344964_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Top. You can see how thin the book is compared to the toy box. Pretty much all G's Festivals are like that as well.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17094934265" title="09WP_20140729_036w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="09WP_20140729_036w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8715/17094934265_382625a5fd_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />The back of the actual comic book. The book is a full color comic book featuring a digest of the Animated series.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17094246141" title="10WP_20140729_037w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="10WP_20140729_037w" height="480" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8698/17094246141_80432df039_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />And we get to the actual bonus box and contents.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16472483834" title="11WP_20140729_040w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="11WP_20140729_040w" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7633/16472483834_1dd7bfef27_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Pictures didn't turn out that good in this area. The lighting wasn't good enough I think.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16907374490" title="12WP_20140729_041w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="12WP_20140729_041w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8747/16907374490_17c002d775_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17068973236" title="13WP_20140729_043w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="13WP_20140729_043w" height="480" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8769/17068973236_f01dc6009d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Frankly the toy is a pain to transform back into vehicle mode. :P<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17068972216" title="16WP_20140729_046w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="16WP_20140729_046w" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7678/17068972216_71db7b916a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Side view.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16907142958" title="17WP_20140729_042w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="17WP_20140729_042w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8711/16907142958_2276823c25_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />It's an okay toy to transform and play with but definitely not the best. It's a nice collector's item but definitely not a go-to toy for major bundodo action.<br /><br />edit: Found some better pictures I had taken later, heheh.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16921112347" title="18IMG_0024w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="18IMG_0024w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8818/16921112347_a5b778b9ea_z.jpg" width="526" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16940717378" title="19IMG_0026w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="19IMG_0026w" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7659/16940717378_e1ebcdf260_z.jpg" width="526" /></a>shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-89870587095538694052015-04-09T23:39:00.000-05:002015-04-09T23:39:04.345-05:00July loot post (Wait, why so late?) :pOkay, let's get this over with. Loot photos are fun when you have time to do it but it can be a pain to arrange and post up so I lost track and they got lost in the backburner. This is from back in July 2014.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16906964408" title="01WP_20140729_006w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="01WP_20140729_006w" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7666/16906964408_c98cc64e95_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />So we have a box from HLJ.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17068794876" title="02WP_20140729_026w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="02WP_20140729_026w" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7663/17068794876_e022235914_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />And here's the contents. Quite a bit of stuff. They had some crazy sale at the time so I went a bit ape-crazy. :P I guess we'll go through the items one by one. Starting with the naughty stuff because that's what gives me energy!, hah! XD<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17093240212" title="03WP_20140729_016w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="03WP_20140729_016w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8781/17093240212_69fc362b60_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Dengeki Hime May 2014. Includes 2 bath posters. Dengeki Hime was an eroge magazine that included eroge related goods like dakimakura covers and shower tapestries (water resistant tapestry) which is why I started buying a few of them. However, they stopped publication earlier this year. Maybe they ran over-budget due to the constant parade of stuff they gave out every month and it's finally caught up to them. Moving on... ^^;<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17068794566" title="04WP_20140729_010w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="04WP_20140729_010w" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7676/17068794566_c5ef8eb673_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Dengeki Hime June 2014. Includes microfiber towel. Note that this is more bath towel size than hand towel size. ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17093239642" title="05WP_20140729_015w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="05WP_20140729_015w" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7686/17093239642_f1084f8d54_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Dengeki Hime July 2014.&nbsp;Includes&nbsp;dakimakura cover.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17093239252" title="06WP_20140729_014w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="06WP_20140729_014w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8691/17093239252_9943523cfe_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Dengeki Hime August 2014.&nbsp;Includes&nbsp;dakimakura cover.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16907191880" title="07WP_20140729_011w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="07WP_20140729_011w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8745/16907191880_e3c573f717_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Transformers Animated The Cool. Includes clear version of Activators Optimus Prime.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16474595513" title="08WP_20140729_012w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="08WP_20140729_012w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8738/16474595513_50e34e27b5_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Working!! Vol 11. Includes Nendoroid Petite Kotori-chan.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16472300674" title="09WP_20140729_013w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="09WP_20140729_013w" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7594/16472300674_01f3e63374_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Tiger &amp; Bunny artbook. This sucker is huge! Includes Figuarts Wild Tiger&nbsp;Katsura Masakazu Original Color Ver. (that's a mouthful :p)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16887352187" title="10WP_20140729_017w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="10WP_20140729_017w" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7622/16887352187_a135f9426e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Robot Spirit Senoumaru. Didn't turn out as nice as I expected or maybe I was expecting too much?<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17093238042" title="11WP_20140729_019w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="11WP_20140729_019w" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7696/17093238042_2a14dcbb31_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />AGP Gertrud Barkhorn.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17068792076" title="12WP_20140729_020w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="12WP_20140729_020w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8712/17068792076_8a9420bbe0_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Figuarts Zero Cure Peace. I've never watched Smile PreCure! but I loved Cure Peace's character design ever since I've laid eyes on pictures of her Chibi-Arts figure. I read up on her character and now her Chibi-Arts is on my Holy Grail list. Speaking of Chibi-Arts...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16908539989" title="13WP_20140729_022w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="13WP_20140729_022w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8802/16908539989_3c90a5b2a7_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Chibi-Arts Eas. Never watched Fresh PreCure either but after reading numerous doujinshi featuring her and Peach, I felt I had to have them.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16908539599" title="14WP_20140729_021w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="14WP_20140729_021w" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7641/16908539599_2ca805e9a6_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Chibi-Arts Cure Peach. Can't have one without the other, right? :P<br /><br />Is that it? By gosh darn, I believe it is! Time for bed!<br /><br /><br />shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-34029340521786225482015-04-08T14:02:00.000-05:002015-04-08T14:08:47.903-05:00How I lost 2 hours time<b>Step 1</b>: I decided I wanted to change how my Twitter page looks.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16892974990" title="waster01 by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="waster01" height="383" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8738/16892974990_96339dc8d0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />My old Twitter background. I took it from Parasol's official website. I took measurements from both the image and Twitter to see where the cutoff points were for certain items.<br /><br /><b>Step 2</b>: Choose new background. I started off with something a bit more smutty. My first attempt was Nogizaka Haruka in lingerie (Yes from <i>that</i> dakimakura cover, that dakimakura cover by far my favorite dakimakura image and I will probably never tire of it until I die. I swear that image is god, wtf am I saying but it's true it is full of ero and cute.). Anyways, I then switched to Azuma Hatsuki in tentacles but I ended with something more all-ages. I think this better choice.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17079040592" title="waster02 by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="waster02" height="384" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8751/17079040592_3769286397_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />My initial Hazuki choice was the highlighted one.<br /><br /><b>Step 3</b>: IrfanView &amp; GIMP. Each has their own advantage and limitations but without both, image editing would be much more pain in the ass. IrfanView is great because it is easy to size image parts down to the exact pixel, something I can't easily do in GIMP. But for serious image effects, you need GIMP (or Photoshop). GIMP is a pain to use though. Half the time is looking up how to do this and that in GIMP.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17079040232" title="waster03 by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="waster03" height="400" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8779/17079040232_2e3a88594d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><b>Step 4</b>: Seeing how it looks on Twitter. I post each of the results I ended up with (including sexy Haruka and tentacle Hatsuki) and see how it looks.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/17080540545" title="waster04 by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="waster04" height="400" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7714/17080540545_8905728d24_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />I think final result looks okay. But I don't use Twitter that much so this maybe very waste of time. orz<br /><br />My Twitter btw&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Bubbag02">https://twitter.com/Bubbag02</a>. Doesn't seem like it shows the custom background when viewed by others so seriously what's the point? orzshizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-12119004431554845952015-03-06T23:15:00.000-06:002015-03-06T23:15:11.638-06:00First world problems?These were taken from a Toys R Us back in summer of 2014. Last month, the Lego Fireman was still there.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16116665434" title="WP_20140516_010w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20140516_010w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8683/16116665434_0be770d0f8_z.jpg" width="361" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16531693777" title="WP_20140521_001w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20140521_001w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8619/16531693777_ff6fafce21_z.jpg" width="361" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16119017843" title="WP_20140521_003w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20140521_003w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8616/16119017843_afa14b3245_z.jpg" width="361" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16713075726" title="WP_20140521_002w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20140521_002w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8664/16713075726_c7fe0cc278_z.jpg" width="361" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16552850359" title="WP_20140521_004w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20140521_004w" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8633/16552850359_7810f08f83_z.jpg" width="361" /></a><br /><br />And now for what I really want to talk about. :P I'm finding that I'm taking more stuff than I can process whether it be buying toys and eroge or deciding what anime to watch. There's simply too much stuff I want to play or watch. So I'm going to have to painfully hold myself back on each of those fronts until I'm at a more comfortable state. It'll be easier said than done since I still intend to get the TFs I really want but the rest of the stuff (outside of what I've already pre-ordered) should hopefully be skippable. I've been busy updating my foreign purchases through MFC and it should be relatively close to a complete look at my current collection.shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-64738880241559395822015-03-01T16:42:00.000-06:002015-05-17T23:42:26.216-05:00I lose steam too easily. I get an idea, prepare to write about it, get distracted, then lose the idea or the inspiration to write it. I fail at life.<br /><br />One of the anime I've been catching up on is Idol Master. Just watched episode 20 and I saw a bit of myself in Chihaya when she withdrew from everyone. Unlike Chihaya however, I didn't have a Haruka to turn me around and ultimately I pretty much clawed myself out of that darkness. Probably because of that, I seem to have a somewhat of a "twisted" personality. Of course, I try not to let that show very often, lol.<br /><br /><img alt="imas 20 chihaya 02e" height="500" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8673/16500352070_19aebe0de0_b.jpg" width="800" />shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-69124578059325041922015-01-19T12:44:00.000-06:002017-04-02T23:26:40.171-05:00Mixels Nurp-NautFound Mixels wave 4 at the local Target last night and picked up the Orbitrons.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16131675598" title="WP_20150118_001w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20150118_001w" height="600" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8586/16131675598_0af1822600_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>First thing that caught my eyes about these guys is that two of them seem to have ball joints for all four limbs. That, the space theme, and the lime green, made me decide to grab the set on the spot. I might get Vampos of the Glowkies later and that's probably all I'll get for Wave 4. Come to think of it, I don't think I've posted my other Mixels yet so I'll need to get on that later.</div><div><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16318359132" title="WP_20150119_10_56_52_Prow by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20150119_10_56_52_Prow" height="600" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7580/16318359132_3cec821768_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>I went ahead and built Nurp-Naut first since he's the cutest with that droopy eye.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/15699341833" title="WP_20150119_10_57_06_Prow by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20150119_10_57_06_Prow" height="600" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8578/15699341833_6c89c2055c_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br />He also has a second face on the other side. The hole in the disc piece it's mounted on kinda ruins the look but it's not too bad once you get used to it. The head's on a swivel joint so you can switch faces at will.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/15699342443" title="WP_20150119_10_56_16_Prow by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20150119_10_56_16_Prow" height="600" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7558/15699342443_0d0b6ec311_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Spare parts. An extra eye piece means this guy has a total of 4 eye pieces.<br /><br />I'll build the other guys later, likely one each night. I also picked up some Lego Minifigures from series 13.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16133367497" title="WP_20150119_001w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20150119_001w" height="600" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8650/16133367497_0637cc31c9_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />These were the main ones I was after. If I had run across the Samurai girl, I would have got her as well but since I found the ones I really want already, it's going to be a pass. At $4, I find it hard to justify a Minifigure purchase especially when I can get a much more fun Mixels set for just a dollar more. :/<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/16293285866" title="WP_20150110_003w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20150110_003w" height="600" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7507/16293285866_f27402ed69_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Also picked up the Lego Movie Double-Decker Couch. Normally I'd wait for a sale but something tells me this is going to be hard to find if I don't pick it up ASAP.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/15699343903" title="WP_20150110_002w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20150110_002w" height="600" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8672/15699343903_63b9c5396c_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Not related to Lego but I picked up a couple of the mini-sized TF Rescue Bots on clearance. I actually found these more fun than the recent Legends Class figures which is sad considering how much more expensive the Legends figures are. The Rescue Bots are simple, sturdy, cheap, and fun; everything the Legends sadly aren't. -_-;</div></div>shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-58853879490431447582014-12-05T21:29:00.002-06:002017-04-02T23:13:32.703-05:00Codee Scorpion mini-reviewTRU clearanced the Codee sets earlier this year so I bought this set (for $2) to pad out a purchase I was making at the time.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/15768923870" title="WP_20141205_001w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20141205_001w" height="800" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7492/15768923870_c1ce699d75_c.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Basic concept is that you have a single strand of links and by following the coded instructions, you twist and turn each link until you have the finished product. "Construction" was more or less straightforward although there's a few times where you need to work ahead on the strand because it gets obstructed when it curves in on itself. There's not much you can do with the finished set as it's pretty much a statue and the accessories fall off rather easily which means it either becomes a display piece or you "disassemble" it to create something else. Not nearly as fun as a brick set. Interesting concept but I don't think anyone was surprised that it flopped.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/15955551122" title="WP_20141205_003w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20141205_003w" height="600" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8677/15955551122_a80b4d2d24_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/15336579993" title="WP_20141205_004w by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20141205_004w" height="600" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7489/15336579993_71f736c8ec_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div>shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-13435062728340671642014-08-24T14:32:00.001-05:002014-08-24T14:32:58.406-05:00Kre-o Transformers Ratchet (what, again?)Turns out I had some more pictures of Ratchet hiding in a different folder so here we go again.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14836168769" title="IMG_3745b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3745b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3874/14836168769_852a3e0a40_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Didn't really do much posing with this guy. Them rubber ball joints on the Kre-o bots don't really lend themselves much fidgeting, IMO.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14999899456" title="IMG_3744b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3744b" height="600" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5559/14999899456_b2a371a22b_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Here, you can see almost all of his joints except for his head joint.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14836169239" title="IMG_3742b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3742b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3896/14836169239_df6628bd50_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Like I said in the previous post, what ambulance has...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14836374147" title="IMG_3741b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3741b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3851/14836374147_43c8bcf609_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14836169629" title="IMG_3740b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3740b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3880/14836169629_d23ebfb67c_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/15022897035" title="IMG_3747b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3747b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3846/15022897035_e76f3439c1_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Ratchet playing cops &amp; robbers? :D<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/15022899585" title="IMG_3737b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3737b" height="600" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5589/15022899585_774742fdd8_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Found this oldie pic. Generations Laser Optimus and one of the deluxe Optimus from RotF. It's interesting to see the similarities and differences between these two.shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-67862899871284544452014-08-23T22:14:00.004-05:002014-08-23T22:37:05.026-05:00Kre-o Transformers Mirage (and Ratchet)I don't remember posting these here. Another bunch of oldie pics. This time, it's Kre-o Transformers Mirage.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14828423707" title="IMG_3487b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3487b" height="600" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5587/14828423707_321f3a8039_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14828304680" title="IMG_3485b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3485b" height="600" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5595/14828304680_9c529b16cc_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/15011867641" title="IMG_3452b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3452b" height="600" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5583/15011867641_a7fae42aa2_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14991954076" title="IMG_3488b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3488b" height="600" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5569/14991954076_8e14481ea3_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br />It's an interesting idea but ultimately it's not something I'd play around with too much because the joints and build don't really lend itself well to heavy playing when it's built as a robot. Not to mention the robots in this size class frankly sucks donkey balls when it comes to posing as you've only got hinge joints in both the shoulder and elbows. I'd much rather just leave it in vehicle mode and have Kreon Mirage go drive around in it. I didn't put on the stickers for this set. Actually I don't think I've put stickers on any of the Kre-o TF sets I've got.<br /><br />edit: Adding pics of Ratchet as well. For some reason I only have 2 pics. orz<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14828554747" title="IMG_3503b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3503b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3835/14828554747_92e5a72da0_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Robot mode is much better. We now have knee, ankle and ball-jointed shoulder joints. No weapons for the brick bot but he can be a mighty mean boxer. XD<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14828459058" title="IMG_3505b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3505b" height="600" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5587/14828459058_d77e50bbd1_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />I kinda wonder what kind of ambulance has a hammer, axe, and shovel attached to it. More than meets the eye, I guess. Kreon Ratchet's head crest is too big and blocks out his eyes. -_-;shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-77666523100512021462014-08-22T21:52:00.000-05:002014-08-22T22:03:22.864-05:00Construct-Bots Triple Changers BumblebeeSo I tried putting on all parts on Bumblebee and here's what I got.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14981701986" title="WP_20140617_010b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20140617_010b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3901/14981701986_11b656d153_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14817977769" title="WP_20140617_009b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20140617_009b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3878/14817977769_ce7b921680_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br />And here's vehicle mode. The wheels act as hovering engines.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14817978249" title="WP_20140617_006b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20140617_006b" height="450" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3909/14817978249_a1a5a7501d_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14981703326" title="WP_20140617_005b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="WP_20140617_005b" height="450" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3908/14981703326_d5cb5a5299_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><br />I'm pretty sure other people have tried this already and likely with similar if not same results so I doubt this is anything original. Forgive the mess in the background. -_-;shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-86810302289716925912014-08-03T22:46:00.000-05:002014-08-22T22:03:12.066-05:00Testing, testingThis is just to test the embedding from OneDrive.<br /><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="192" scrolling="no" src="https://onedrive.live.com/embed?cid=93FD3C18007BCF74&amp;resid=93FD3C18007BCF74%21133&amp;authkey=AMvRzF81gpTMP2Q" width="320"></iframe><br />This is from a nearby park.<br /><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="240" scrolling="no" src="https://onedrive.live.com/embed?cid=93FD3C18007BCF74&amp;resid=93FD3C18007BCF74%21115&amp;authkey=ALl9GiAyrc4mk8A" width="320"></iframe><br />This is from inside the Houston Galleria.<br /><div><br /></div>Unfortunately both embeds are quite small and there's no option to adjust their size to be bigger even if their original size was bigger.<br /><br />edit: It seems clicking on them will redirect to OneDrive's site with access to original size. Also rather than directly embedding the video, the first image above is just a thumbnail that links to the video on OneDrive. It's a far cry from YouTube. :pshizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-20167350022020848042014-07-22T23:29:00.000-05:002014-07-22T23:29:51.663-05:00Mega Bloks Need For Speed Porsche 911 GT3 RS<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535732890" title="IMG_3378b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3378b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3851/14535732890_76c905e36c_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><div>Here's a quick review of Mega Bloks Need For Speed Porsche 911 GT3 RS set (that's quite a mouthful).</div><div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535743728" title="IMG_3380b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3380b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3841/14535743728_88e727d373_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>It was bought from Target for...$13.74. Quite a steal considering the size and piece count of the set. 0_0;</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14722101732" title="IMG_3381b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3381b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3857/14722101732_b19aea6606_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>Box contents.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535955037" title="IMG_3390b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3390b" height="600" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2914/14535955037_3ddff21d91_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>Beginning the build...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14719216261" title="IMG_3394b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3394b" height="600" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2912/14719216261_9b396e8b61_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>The engine block.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535781778" title="IMG_3406b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3406b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3860/14535781778_487f39bcc8_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>The completed model!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535793819" title="IMG_3407b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3407b" height="600" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5585/14535793819_582503be73_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>No stickers on the outside, BTW.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14722141382" title="IMG_3409b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3409b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3863/14722141382_bb7ca46495_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>Hood, doors, and trunk open up.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535793539" title="IMG_3410b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3410b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3910/14535793539_c1956e2d9f_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>Rear view.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535770950" title="IMG_3412b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3412b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3895/14535770950_c499773188_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>Engine block in the trunk. Had to use the flash to show everything. There's what appears to be a sub-woofer right above the engine... o_O&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14720044964" title="IMG_3419b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3419b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3903/14720044964_e5f63a5458_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>Driver's side.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535793599" title="IMG_3420b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3420b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3849/14535793599_f2160e2bb6_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>Passenger side. Speedometer, center console, and AC vents are all stickers. Too bad there were no stickers for the mirrors, they look pretty ugly as-is. :/</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14722140712" title="IMG_3421b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3421b" height="600" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2932/14722140712_0bb65313ba_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div>The seats.</div><div><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14699437076" title="IMG_3422b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3422b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3909/14699437076_f15a3e9a38_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />The top.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14722140092" title="IMG_3423b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3423b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3848/14722140092_ab7cb00f92_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Inside view of the door.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535993107" title="IMG_3425b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3425b" height="600" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2916/14535993107_1d5e802c75_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />The hood! Plenty of room for...not much. :P<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14720045614" title="IMG_3427b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3427b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3854/14720045614_e2094799ec_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Front view.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535769890" title="IMG_3428b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3428b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3924/14535769890_18b5f2efb6_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Side.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14722434775" title="IMG_3429b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3429b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3844/14722434775_434137c575_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Disk brakes.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14720045104" title="IMG_3430b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3430b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3863/14720045104_822dfdf3ab_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />Rear view.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535992547" title="IMG_3432b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3432b" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3892/14535992547_ed36bd91f3_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />The bottom.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14535782068" title="IMG_3405b by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3405b" height="600" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5564/14535782068_dbc993ca12_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />And size comparison to the box.<br /><br />Frankly, I'm not sure what's the point in having this be a brick kit. I did enjoy the build however and I guess the same can be said of most of the Halo sets. Midway through this post, I realized that I never took a pic of the back of the box. Too late now since it's long been in the trash. Plus these pics were actually taken almost 3 years ago. Yup, only now getting around to posting them. -_-; You'll see more posts like this in the months ahead, sorry.</div>shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-22422410501134918542014-07-22T19:01:00.001-05:002014-08-22T22:02:56.627-05:00Bed fight<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14534559789" title="Bed fight by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="Bed fight" height="1024" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3864/14534559789_5794be1a67_b.jpg" width="784" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">AoE Dinobots are awesome. Yeah.</div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sent from my Windows Phone</div>shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-33561650254701807912014-06-20T23:00:00.000-05:002014-08-22T22:02:36.946-05:00Clearance on Tiger & Bunny figures at TRU<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14447198676" title="tamashii shopping by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="tamashii shopping" height="590" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2940/14447198676_1076987ee5_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><div>For Tiger &amp; Bunny fans who like the show but been putting off buying the figures due to high price of imports, TRU website has some related stuff for clearance. SH Figuarts Sky High for $14.98, Figuarts Lunatic for $13.98, Chibi-Arts Kotetsu for $9.98, and Chibi-Arts Barnaby also for $9.98. Getting all four will put you just a few cents shy of the $49 to qualify for free shipping but TRU has pletty of stuff in the clearance area that should fill the gap such as Kre-o Dr Mayhems Jewel Heist for 98 cents.<br /><br />Speaking of Tiger &amp; Bunny, I have yet to watch the series myself... orz I should really go watch it.</div><div><br /></div>shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021746079619679267.post-39668532995223845492014-06-15T22:43:00.000-05:002014-08-22T22:01:52.434-05:00Nendoroid Maiko Madoka & Kuonji Alice: pkg impressions<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shizen22/14431135215" title="Crunchyroll purchase June 2014 by shizen22, on Flickr"><img alt="Crunchyroll purchase June 2014" height="451" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3887/14431135215_1c1222e019_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />My most recent Japanese related purchase would be Nendoroid Kaname Madoka Maiko ver and Nendoroid Kuonji Alice, both bought from Crunchyroll last week. I've been interested in Maiko Madoka however only noticed her after her preorder had passed; she was roughly twice the cost of Alice. :/ The one good thing is that shipping was free for both so it wasn't all bad. They came from separate venders BTW; Madoka came from Yes Anime while Alice came direct from GSC. Both came within a few days which means they shipped from within the US.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Alice looks nice in the box. I already get the impression that I'm going to like her. I'm not quite so sure about Madoka however. I decided to get her since I already have other similar Nendoroids like Yune and Snow Miku 2013. I don't see it ever likely that I'll get around to playing Alice's source material but it would be nice. Come to think of it, I've yet to throughly play any of Type-Moon's games. *sweatdrop*</div>shizen22http://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com0